City Indian by Rosalyn R. Lapier HARDBACK 9780803248397

City IndianNative American Activism in Chicago, 18931934\nAuthor(s): Rosalyn R. LaPier, David R. M. Beck\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Nebraska Press, United States\nImprint: University of Nebraska Press\nISBN-13: 9780803248397, 978-0803248397\nSynopsis\nRobert G. Athearn Award from the Western History Association\n In City Indian Rosalyn R. LaPier and David R. M. Beck tell the engaging story of American Indians who migrated to Chicago from across America to work and emerged as activists. From the 1893 Worlds Columbian Exposition to the 1934 Century of Progress Fair, American Indians in Chicago voiced their opinions about political, social, educational, and racial issues.\nCity Indian focuses on the privileged members of the American Indian community in Chicago: doctors, nurses, business owners, teachers, and entertainers. During the Progressive Era more than any other time in the citys history, they could be found in the company of politicians and society leaders, at C.